Automatic stay for lock keepers



July 11, 1933. J. E. PHILLlPS AUTOMATIC STAY FOR LOCK KEEPERS Filed May 9, 1932 INVENTOR I165 EPh i liq/6 WITNESSES ATTORNEYS Patented July 11, 1933 1,918,129

UNITED STATES PATENT oFF-icE JAMES E. PHILLIPS, OF NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

AUTOMATIC STAY FOR LOCK .KEEPERS Application filed May 9, 19-32. Serial No. 610,201.

This invention relates to stays for lock Referring i p y g dmWmg keepers and particularly to an automatic y numerals, l indicates; the floor of a room stay which when in use acts as a brace for of i 9 J Stud door l holding the keeper 111 place and which may g a 1 Well known 2 a i v 1" be readily removed any time from a point tlOn- Assoclatad the l? U 15 be interiorlv of the door socket member 4 adapted to receive the up- An object of the invention is to provide a P @1161 UL E y 'Q The lower end simple strongconstruction which will brace of sald rod 9 1S fitted lnvo a yqocket membel d 'einfgi'ce a lock keppm. as to Sub 6 secured by screws or otherwise tothe floor.

Y v 1 p stantially prevent the jnninying thereoi. f g ig p g E i lme Another obJec-t 1s to provide an automatic E 3 O b 0 J 1 1 1 P 1 i gey 7 a GSVI PelliLIKCOSeCWll10C'l11)&'. stay tor loch LGGPQIS nheiem ine e are me h H 36 od 5 is in place as Shown in Fi sentcd a rod and a permanemly lined urem- 1 H k "1) 7 1 t1 t b her at the keeper and on the floor otthe room b ti i b 5 E 1 Cr adjacent the keeper so that the rod may be en HJRYQ C OOE) yle lisp 5 mipvsspgppeid .o readily applied and removed at any time, Bruits e o iet em ber is arovided z r; m the arrangement being such that the rod 18 with an upwardlv extendinw flaw-617 fitting not in the way or the door as it swings open a of the lowr pi of a gp 3 3 3 1 w c c v c and ciosec. I I 8 U1 r u p, i K HG An additional ob]eot-.Inore specifiailly, is Ct Lleto n desired kw f $111, ior mstance, by screw 8. Apocket 9 1s P an autnmdtlc i' provide in the socket member 4 the same L is which .na ic m ed havlng one wall iorming an end abutment 1O readfl wung into position and out or posifor the rod 5 The qide Wins 0 the pocket 1 i l r c .L 5 tron without tne use of tools 01 other nn- 9 extend forwardly so as to rpresentpflmlges P g 1 Vin V 11 and 12 between which a pivotally mountl} 1e 1 7 t1 01 t1 ed latch 13 is mounted. A short groove 14;

figure 1 Is 3 5 i y 1 is provided in flange 12 and a notch 15 is doorway of a building showing part of tire provided in fiance 11 whereby a p 16 I I 1 I v I b v e v e flom and 9 of the (100i Jamsfiogetlhellwlflt may be readily mounted, sald pin extending an embodiment of the inventlop, tie owei through the latch 13 for p y pp a L b part oi the device embodyin tie invention mg the szmm The latch 13 1S preferably being shown 1n section.

I 1 provided with an enlarged or weighted end Figure 2 is an enlarged hagmentaiy new 17 so that the ot' the lower part of the keeper and the upper part of a stay embodying" the invention. some of the lower part being shown in section for illustrating the construction.

Figure 3 is a sectional View through F i gure 40 2 on line 83., the brace rod being removed.

Figure 4 is a view similar to the upper latch will normally remain in the position shown in Figure 2 under the action of gravity. When the rod 5 is being swung from the right toward the left, as shown in Figure 2, it will strike the inclined portion 18 and tilt the latch until it moves past the latch into the pocket 9, Where upon the latch will automatically move into P Of LIR 1 b Shewmg modlfied the position shown in Figure 2 and prevent form of the lnven l accidental removal of the rod 5. When it Figure 5 is a e t fi View fii 2" is desired to remove the rod 5 the hand or 45 ure 4 on line 55. one of the fingers presses against the end 19 Figure 6 is a View similar to Figure 0 and swings the same downwardly and holds a reduced scale but showing another form of th same i a l d iti tfl th the invention. per end of rod 5 has been disengaged.

Figure 7 is a sectional view thr ugh Figure In Figures 4 and 5, the same inventive jd 6 on line 7-7. is presented but the embodiment is slight- 109 plate 23.

the upper part is provided with a threaded section 26 on which is mounted:aniinternah ly threaded sleeve 27. hen the parts are in an operative position, as showniiniFigure l, sleeve 27 is screwed upwardly until it strikes the annular shoulder 25, while the end. oft-he. rod is engagingor almost engaginglt-he restrictedportion 241 To remove the. rod 5 in this form of the invention it would be necessary. to rotate the sleeve 27 untilit: moves downwardly past? the restrict ed. portion 2%. The rod 5' may then. be swunglto one side andliftedoutof the socket 6. It willbe noted that the flange is connected: with the plate 23 by a screw 28 which also-acts to connect the keeper to thedoor jam 2.

identical with. the keeper 30 of. the form shownin Figure 4,.but in this form of the invention, the keeper is notcconnectedwith any reinforcing plate, as, for. instance, plate 23, but is set into the door jamina desired'l way and is held in place by the variousscrews 31. One of" the screws 31. also :passes through .the upstanding. flange 32. and i thereby. holds the bracing fixture 33 in place.v This fixture is provided witlrabody 34 fitting: against the lower edge of the keeper. 29, saidi bodylinerginginto an enlarged roundedportion 1 35 having; a reduced portion v 36, where-- byashoulder 37 is presented similar tothe shoulder 35 illustrated in Figure 4.. The stay rod 5 may be used inl connection with! InFigures 6 and? a further formioffthe: invention is shownwherem the-keeper 29 1s this form of invention in a similar manner to the way it is used in Figure 4.

I claim 1. A stay for lock keepers including a re inforcing plate having a depression, means for fastening a lock keeper in said depression, a fitting having a notched formation substantially straddling one'corner'of said plate, saidnot'chcd formation merging into a reduced extension and a brace removably connected: withsaid fitting for bracing the same part of said brace slidingly fitting over saidreducedlextension.

2. A stay for lock keepers including a fixture having a bodyfitting the central part of the keeper, and a flange fitting flatwise against the inner surface of the keeper, means extending through the keeper and-the fixture for connecting theparts together, a. bracing fitting havmg anotched formation.

substantially straddling one corner of said keeper and merging into an enlargement having .a; reducediextension whereby a shoulder is presented'and abracing rodposition-ed with one end against the reduced extension, said rod having: anadjustable sleeve positioned to telescope over partof the rod and over the reduced extension so as to rest against said shoulder.

3; The-combination with a lock keeper of a' plate formed with a flat portion fitting flatwise against the keeper, anotch for receiving one corner of; the keeper and a reduced extension acting as an abutment, a

stay rod having a threaded upper end'and'athreadedsleeve threaded on to said threaded upper end, said sleevebeing adapted to be screwed outwardly from said' stay rod to telescope over said reduced-extension for keeping the'reduced'extension and the stayrod in ahgnment, said sleeve slidmgly fitting over sald reduced extenslon.

JAMES E. PHILLIPS. 

